Floods: Wales

(asked on 25th February 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional money, over and above that provided by the Barnett formula, they intend to provide to the Welsh Government for the current financial year to meet any additional costs arising from flood damage and alleviation work for (1) households, (2) businesses, (3) farms, and (4) to secure the safety of coal tips.


Answered by
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Lord Agnew of Oulton
This question was answered on 10th March 2020

The devolved administrations can access the HM Treasury Reserve in certain circumstances, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.

The Welsh Government has not made any requests to access the Reserve in 2019-20 for flooding damage or alleviation work.

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